RECIPES

1. Yacon (500g)

Crisp, juicy, mildly sweet root vegetable often eaten raw or lightly cooked.

🥗 Yacon Apple Slaw

Ingredients:

  • 1 Yacon, peeled and julienned
  • 1 green apple, julienned
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Pinch of salt

Steps:

  1. Toss yacon and apple in lemon juice.
  2. Drizzle honey, mix well.

Chill and serve as a refreshing slaw.

🍯 Stir-fried Yacon with Honey Soy Glaze

Ingredients:

  • 1 Yacon, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Steps:

  1. Sauté garlic, add sliced yacon.
  2. Add soy sauce and honey, stir-fry 5 minutes.

Serve warm with rice.

2. Jerusalem Artichoke (300g)

Nutty, sweet, similar to potatoes but crunchier when raw.

🧄 Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes

Ingredients:

  • 300g Jerusalem artichokes, scrubbed and halved
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed
  • Salt, pepper, rosemary

Steps:

  1. Toss artichokes with oil, garlic, and seasoning.
  2. Roast at 200°C for 25 mins until golden.

Serve hot as a side dish.

🥣 Creamy Artichoke Soup

Ingredients:

  • 300g Jerusalem artichokes, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tbsp cream

Steps:

  1. Sauté onion and artichokes.
  2. Add broth, simmer 15 mins.

Blend and add cream before serving.

3. Cucamelon (100g)

Tiny cucumber-like fruits with a citrus tang. Great raw or pickled.

🥒 Quick Pickled Cucamelon

Ingredients:

  • 100g cucamelons
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt
  • Optional: garlic, chili

Steps:

  1. Boil vinegar, water, sugar, and salt.
  2. Pour over cucamelons in a jar.
  3. Chill 1 hour before eating.
🥗 Cucamelon Salsa

Ingredients:

  • 100g cucamelons, halved
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • ½ onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Salt, coriander leaves

Steps:

  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

Chill before serving with chips or grilled meats.

4. Chayote Shoot (200g)

Tender vine shoots from the chayote plant; mild flavor, great stir-fried.

🧄 Stir-Fried Chayote Shoots with Garlic

Ingredients:

  • 200g chayote shoots
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1 tbsp oil, salt

Steps:

  1. Heat oil, fry garlic till golden.
  2. Add shoots, stir-fry 2–3 mins until wilted.

Season with salt, serve hot.

🥚 Chayote Shoots with Egg

Ingredients:

  • 200g chayote shoots
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp soy sauce

Steps:

  1. Stir-fry shoots for 1–2 mins.
  2. Push to side, scramble eggs, then mix.

Add soy sauce and serve.

5. Padron Peppers (200g)

Spanish peppers, mostly mild with the occasional spicy one.

🧂 Blistered Padron Peppers

Ingredients:

  • 200g Padron peppers
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt

Steps:

  1. Heat oil in pan till smoking.
  2. Add peppers, cook 2–3 mins till blistered.

Sprinkle with salt, serve hot.

🧀 Padron Peppers with Feta Crumble

Ingredients:

  • 200g Padron peppers
  • 50g feta, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Steps:

  1. Blister peppers in hot pan with oil.
  2. Plate and scatter crumbled feta over.

Serve warm as a tapas-style side.

6. Wing Bean (200g / 250g)

Crunchy, slightly sweet tropical bean; can be eaten raw or cooked.

🧄 Garlic Stir-Fried Wing Beans

Ingredients:

  • 200g wing beans, sliced diagonally
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp oil

Steps:

  1. Sauté garlic in oil.
  2. Add wing beans and soy sauce.

Stir-fry for 3–4 mins. Serve hot.

🥗 Wing Bean Coconut Salad (Thai Style)

Ingredients:

  • 200g wing beans, blanched and chopped
  • 2 tbsp coconut milk
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp fish sauce or soy sauce

Steps:

  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Chill and serve as a cold salad.

7. Swiss Chard (250g / 300g)

Leafy green with colorful stems; mild and earthy flavor.

🧄 Sautéed Swiss Chard with Garlic

Ingredients:

  • 250g Swiss chard (leaves and stems)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt, pepper

Steps:

  1. Chop stems and leaves separately.
  2. Sauté garlic and stems for 2 mins, add leaves.

Cook until wilted, season and serve.

🍳 Swiss Chard and Egg Scramble

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup Swiss chard, chopped
  • Salt, pepper

Steps:

  1. Cook chard until wilted.
  2. Add eggs, scramble until cooked through.
  3. Serve with toast or rice.

8. Kohlrabi (500g)

Crunchy bulb vegetable; mild and slightly sweet, like broccoli stems.

🥗 Kohlrabi Apple Slaw

Ingredients:

  • 1 kohlrabi, peeled and julienned
  • 1 apple, julienned
  • 1 tbsp yogurt or mayo
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Steps:

  1. Combine kohlrabi and apple.
  2. Mix with yogurt and lemon juice.

Serve chilled.

🍳 Roasted Kohlrabi Wedges

Ingredients:

  • 500g kohlrabi, cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt, pepper, paprika

Steps:

  1. Toss wedges with oil and seasoning.
  2. Roast at 200°C for 25 mins.

Serve as fries or side dish.

9. Pumpkin / Butternut (800g)

Sweet, starchy flesh perfect for roasting or soups.

🥣 Creamy Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

  • 800g pumpkin, peeled and cubed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cups stock
  • 1 tbsp cream

Steps:

  1. Sauté onion, add pumpkin and stock.
  2. Simmer until soft, blend smooth.

Add cream and serve warm.

🍠 Roasted Butternut Wedges

Ingredients:

  • 800g butternut squash, cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt, pepper, herbs

Steps:

  1. Toss wedges in oil and seasoning.
  2. Roast at 200°C for 30–35 mins.

Serve with yogurt dip or tahini.

10. Radish (Purple, Small, Watermelon, Daikon – 250g–500g)

Spicy and crunchy raw; mellow and sweet when cooked.

🥗 Pickled Daikon Radish

Ingredients:

  • 250–500g daikon, sliced thin
  • ½ cup vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tbsp sugar, pinch of salt

Steps:

  1. Boil pickling mix. Pour over radish slices.
  2. Chill for 1 hour.

Serve as a condiment.

🍲 Braised Radish in Soy

Ingredients:

  • 500g radish, cut into chunks
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup water

Steps:

  1. Simmer radish with soy, sugar, and water.
  2. Cook for 20–25 mins until soft and flavorful.
  3. Serve with rice.

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